This is a very deep DB class with top talent available all the way to Round 3 IMO. That is why we need to resist the kneejerk reaction to draft a DB in Round 1 and pass on the best available player.

Some of the players who got attention on Tuesday

Tuesday Senior Bowl DB Rankings
This story originally published on PackerReport.com

By Bill Huber
packwriter2002@yahoo.com
Posted Jan 27, 2010

Who sits atop a deep and talented list of cornerbacks, and who is the best in a weak class of safeties? We've got the answers after the second day of practices in Mobile, Ala.

Patrick Robinson, Florida State
Cornerback is arguably the deepest position here, though there isn't a true lockdown corner in the bunch. Talk to three people, and you'd probably get either of these first three players listed as the top in the group. Robinson (5-foot-11) is smooth, athletic, is used to playing man coverage and isn't afraid to get physical. The hands that doomed him to one interception in his final two years in college seem pretty solid.

Devin McCourty, Rutgers
McCourty is an eyelash short of matching Robinson's 5-foot-11. McCourty, whose twin brother Jason was drafted by Tennessee last year, has a lot of the attributes as Robinson with better ball skills. He started the day by breaking up a pass, but was toasted on a deep route by impressive Andre Roberts of The Citadel.

Kyle Wilson, Boise State
Wilson's likeness can be seen on a big tour bus parked outside the stadium. That seems like overkill, because the scouts don't need silly props to recognize talent. Wilson really explodes out of his backpedal and closes quickly on receivers. He had one of the only interceptions.

Chris Cook, Virginia
Cook isn't too far below the other three. At 6-foot-1 1/2, he's got ideal size for the position, especially in this age of big receivers. During position drills, Cook was the best at high-pointing the ball -- getting the ball at its highest point rather than wait for the ball to come down. What he lacks is the top-line speed of the others.

Jerome Murphy, South Florida
At 6-foot, Murphy has the requisite size, and his 32-inch arms are the longest among the cornerbacks (other than Kentucky's Trevard Lindley), which give him extra length. Murphy hasn't stood out, either good or bad, which isn't necessarily a bad thing for a corner. He was in good position on a one-handed catch of a deep pass to Riley Cooper.

Javier Arenas, Alabama
Arenas didn't have a good day. He was victimized more than the other corners, and his frustrations appeared to get the best of him when he hit a running back well after the whistle. He did, however, jar a ball loose on a pass to Joe Webb. Arenas was a big-time punt returner for the Tide and those skills were evident on a sunny, blustery day with scattershot Matt Dodge kicking the ball here, there and everywhere.

Syd'Quan Thompson, Cal
Thompson gets the nod ahead of Kentucky's Lindley, Oklahoma State's Perrish Cox and Wake Forest's Brandon Ghee. This really is a terrific group. At 5-foot-9, Thompson certainly doesn't have ideal size, and he showed a case of the dropsies on Tuesday, but his history suggests that was just a bad day. He would be best in a zone scheme in which he can sit back, anticipate and make a play on the ball.

Nate Allen, South Florida
As good as the cornerbacks are, the group of safeties leave plenty to be desired. The best of the bunch is the 6-foot-1 Allen, who does just about everything well. Like the rest of this group, though, he's been susceptible to giving up the big play by letting receivers get behind him.

Taylor Mays, USC
Mays was a star on Monday but was practically invisible on Tuesday. He's got all the physical tools but he's coming off a disappointing senior season, and Tuesday's ho-hummer looked like more of the same. At 6-foot-3 and 231 pounds with a thirst for hitting, you wonder if he might not make a better linebacker.

Myron Rolle, Florida State
Rolle, the former Seminoles standout who took last season off as a Rhodes Scholar, hasn't played football in about 14 months. So, not surprisingly, he hasn't been great, but there are some flashes. Early in practice, he resorted to holding to stop Dexter McCluster. At the end of practice, though, he hit Joe Webb to force an incompletion on a deep ball.

flippy

01-27-2010, 11:55 AM

I wonder where Rolle will go?

I think I'd grab him in the 2nd round if he's there. Kid's got 1st round athleticism/talent plus he's a rhode scholar and has character that screams Pittsburgh Steelers.

Oviedo

01-27-2010, 12:09 PM

I wonder where Rolle will go?

I think I'd grab him in the 2nd round if he's there. Kid's got 1st round athleticism/talent plus he's a rhode scholar and has character that screams Pittsburgh Steelers.

I think he will go later than Round 2.

There is concern that he has stronger interests outside of football and he really isn't that fast. I think I saw his 40 yard time as something like 4.7. That is LB speed not Safety speed.

flippy

01-27-2010, 12:13 PM

I wonder where Rolle will go?

I think I'd grab him in the 2nd round if he's there. Kid's got 1st round athleticism/talent plus he's a rhode scholar and has character that screams Pittsburgh Steelers.

I think he will go later than Round 2.

There is concern that he has stronger interests outside of football and he really isn't that fast. I think I saw his 40 yard time as something like 4.7. That is LB speed not Safety speed.

yuck, that's slow. i thought he looked pretty good a couple years ago.

RuthlessBurgher

01-27-2010, 01:13 PM

Was Myron ever considered to be a potential 1st round talent? Might you be thinking of Antrel Rolle, who was a 1st round pick of the Cardinals a few years ago? I don't think Myron is related to Antrel, though, but I believe fellow Seminole CB Samari Rolle (a 2nd round pick back in the day) is Myron's cousin.

Having been away from the game for a full year, I think he's a day 3 guy (a guy that could be worth looking into on day 3, though, since he is definitely intriguing), but I would not be up for spending a pick in rounds 1-3 on him. I'm thinking maybe a 5th round comp pick (unless he really impresses during Senior Bowl practices this week and during the game itself this weekend, plus has a solid combine...even then, I he wouldn't be on my radar until round 4).

steelerkeylargo

01-27-2010, 01:50 PM

Myron was the number 1 recruit in the nation coming out of High School (N.J. i think it was).

Oviedo

01-27-2010, 02:35 PM

Myron was the number 1 recruit in the nation coming out of High School (N.J. i think it was).

Yes he was but watching him at FSU I really never saw anything special. he was a solid safety but never stood out alot.

JUST-PLAIN-NASTY

01-27-2010, 02:48 PM

I think there will be a run on CBs beginning right in front of the Steelers in the 2nd round. There is a talented group who are all right together. I'm hoping the Steelers will still have a shot at one. Robinson's hands could be something that pushes him back some. If his height officially is 5'11" that is a plus because that was being questioned.